Third Mat Show At Alabama Mills Promises Thrilling Bout
Donoghue and Byrd clash in the main event at 8:15 pm under Morgan County Post No. 15 American Legion. Memphis duo Duval and Burns set to face local wrestlers as Decatur fans pack the venue for hard hitting action.
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Alabama Mills Field
Leo Donoghue
Michigan
Gayle Byrd
Cincinnati Express
Freddie Knichel
Sailor Dunklin
Alabama
Donoghue
Byrd
Morgan County Post No. 15
American Legion
Doc
Clete Duval
Memphis
Tenn
Burns
Chris Jordan
Decatur
Freddie
Sailor
Barons Drop Double Bill To Chattanooga Rookies
Jerdy beat the Barons in both games 6 to 5 and 5 to 0 as Mails out pitched Hasty and Burns in game one while Barfoot limited the Barons in game two. Memphis out-scored Atlanta 8 to 3 with Clarence Griffin earning his ninth win in a year. The Vols and Pels split a pair with Keyes ejected in the second game for disputing a called strike.
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Jerdy
Barons
Mails
Hasty
Burns
Barfoot
Te Baron
Pebs
Smokies
Little Rock
Logan
Clarence Griffin
Memphis
Atlanta
Vols
Pels
Keyes
Local Team to Play at Hulaco This Saturday
The Four Square Baseball Club plans a journey to Hulaco for two games Saturday morning likely meeting Joppa. Both teams are strong and a good time is expected. Anyone with a car or truck willing to transport boys should contact via phone 195w.
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Four Square Baseball Club
Hulaco
Joppa
No Rainfall Recorded Through Morning 7 a.m.
The report shows no precipitation in the 24 hours ending at seven o'clock this morning. No rainfall occurred during this period.
Southern League Tonight New Orleans at Nashville Game
Night action in the Southern League features New Orleans visiting Nashville for a scheduled game on the docket tonight. Local fans anticipate the matchup between teams vying for pivotal standings impact.
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Southern League
New Orleans
Nashville
Baseball Schedule for Friday Across Leagues
American League matchups include New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Boston at Detroit. National League games feature Cincinnati at Boston Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Chicago at Philadelphia.
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Oes
Pew
Bwese
W. L. Pet
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta
New Orleans
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati American Association
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Louisville
Paul Toe
Chicago
Detroit
National League
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Baseball results from New Orleans and other games
In a doubleheader finale the Nashville team won 8-2 after a ten inning second game in New Orleans. Little Rock defeated Knoxville 13-5 while Memphis triumphed 8-3 over Atlanta. Chattanooga recorded a 5-0 victory in the other listed matchup.
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Little Rock
Knoxville
Memphis
Atlanta
Baseball Scores Snapshot From The League Standings
Detroit 8 Washington 5 St Louis 3 3 Philadelphia 2 6 New York 1 Chicago 0 Cleveland 8 6 Boston 3 3.
Major League Scores From Afternoon Games
St Louis defeated New York 7 to 0 while Pittsburgh edged Brooklyn 2 to 1 and Cincinnati rolled over Boston 5 to 0 in a slate of scheduled games.
Sports standings snippet from midseason results
Kansas City 2, Indianapolis 3. Toledo 18. St. Paul 1-2, Columbus 5-0, Milwaukee 0-5, Louisville 2-2, Minneapolis 2. A compact table of city teams with mixed wins and losses.
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St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Presented Check Honor for Concord Catcher Bob Asby
Concord friends presented Reda catcher Bob Asby a $1,000 check on Sunday. He promptly responded with a circuit smash to drive in the first run of the game.
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Bob Asby
Reda
Concord
Mass
Schmeling and Sharkey Ready for 15 Round Title Clash
Max Schmeling defends his heavyweight crown against Jack Sharkey in a 15 round battle at Madison Square Garden on Long Island. Both fighters are in top condition with estimates of 40 000 to 60 000 in attendance and potential gross around 400 000.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
Long Island
Wehmeling
William F. Carey
Schmeling
Sharkey
Shark
Larry Gains
Gipsy Daniels
Romero Rojas
Jack Dempsey
Indians Win Two and Forge Ahead
The Indians swept two games moving up in standings as the Red Sox fell 9 to 3 and 6 to 3. Clint Brown homered with two on in the second for the win while Ben Chapman drove in the only run in a 1–0 Yankee victory over the White Sox.
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Indians
Red Sox
Clint Brown
Ben Chapman
Allen
Jones
Yanks
White Sox
Sox
Tigers
Nats
Altho ‘Bridges
Washington
Browns
Athletics
St. Louis
A’s
Jimmy Foxx
Four Squares Split Doubleheader With Moulton Heights
Four Square clubs split a doubleheader with Moulton Heights. In the first game Emory Teague pitched well and Four Square won 7 5 as Harvey led with a homer though the defense was shaky. Newt Hardy held the Four Squares to five runs in the nightcap as Moulton Heights won 5 4 behind solid mound work and timely hitting.
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Four Square
Moulton Heights
Emory Teague
al Harvey
Harvey
Newt Hardy
Carl Lee
E. Teague
Inn Ae Rhe
Moulton
V. Tucker
Darmer
Lee
Hardy
1400 Youths Complete First Week of Training Camps
More than 1 400 youths have finished the first week of training at Fort McClellan Alabama. The Citizens Military Training camp enrolls 750 boys from Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Tennessee while 661 students from 22 southern colleges attend the reserve officers camp.
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Fort Mcclellan
Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Citizens Military Training Camp
Southern Colleges
Reserve
Hartselle Hosts Blue Sox in Ladies Day Clash
Hartselle’s ball club travels to Decatur for the week’s first game as the Blues seek payoff after a prior loss to Pruitt’s pitching. Bob Chandler or Bob McCarley to pitch against Hartselle at Alabama Mills Park, game called for 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Hartselle
Decatur
Blue Sox
Alabama Mills Park
Pruitt
Sox
Bob Chandler
Bob McCarley
Blues
Directors Meet In Memphis Today
Directors of the Southern League gather in Memphis to discuss admission prices for parks and plans related to government tax collections. The meeting starts today and covers several business matters.
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Southern League
Memphis
Southern
Large crowd seeks riverfront cooling on Sunday
Hundreds flocked to the Tennessee river front to cool off as swimmers entered the stream on a sunny afternoon. Spectators watched as at least one boy suffered a cramp but was quickly aided by nearby responders near shore.
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Tennessee River
Jasper Visitor Hosts Miss Willie Belle Stancil
Myrtle and Clessie Horton welcomed Miss Willie Belle Stancil of Jasper Alabama as a weeklong guest The Hortons plan to spend a week on the Gulf Coast after her visit.
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Myrtle
Clessie Horton
Willie Belle Stancil
Jasper
Ala
Horton
Gulf Coast
McManus Named Red Sox Manager Amid Slump
Marty McManus, former second baseman, will manage the Boston Red Sox after president Bob Quinn announced the appointment following Shane Collins resignation. The team sits at the cellar of the American League with 11 wins and 46 losses this season.
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Marty McManus
Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
Bob Quinn
Shane. Collins
River Gauge Falls as Tennessee River Drops
The Tennessee River was falling with a gauge reading of 5 to 6 feet at seven this morning indicating continued decline in river levels.
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Tennessee
Carleton Wins First Major League Start as Giants Shutout
Tex Carleton, rookie, earned his first major league victory by defeating the Giants 7 to 0 on yesterday’s game. The Pirates beat the Dodgers 2 to 1 behind strong pitching, taking third place. St Johnson limited the Braves to five hits as the Reds routed Boston 5 to 0 with Grantham and Asby homering.
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Tex Carleton
Giants
St. Louis
New York
Bucs
Dodgers
Meine
Clarke
St Johnson
Braves
Reds
Boston
Grantham
Asby
Gusto Wins 50 000 American Derby at Washington Park
Gusto, a sixteenth horse from New York owner Myrton L. Schwartz and rider S. Coucci, surged from sixth to win the American Derby over Oscalator by two and a half lengths. Prince Hotspur finished third with I Say fourth, on a muddy 1 1/4 mile course in 2 10 2 5.
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Washington Park
Chicago
Gusto
Myrton L. Schwartz
New Yorker
S. Coucci
Oscalator
Prince Hotspur
Joseph Leiter
I Say
Yonkel
Sun Melas
Marmigan
Stepenfetchit Adobe Post
Rowdy Boy
Big Beau
Daylight
Saving
Knitters Found Beaten by Russellville in Slim Loss
The Alabama Hosiery Mill Knitters lost to Russellville in a game where Russellville scored three runs in both the fifth and ninth innings after the side should have been retired. Pickens allowed eleven hits while Russellville tallied one earned run. Kimbrell stood out with nine fielding chances and contributed to A. H. M. efforts at the plate with a triple and other early baserunners.
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Alabama Hosiery Mill Knitters
Russellville
Pickens
Heflin
Morgan County
A. H. M. Pickens
Whiff
Bryant
Almon
Kim
McRight
Mansell
Strange
Kimbrell
Best
Robinson
Brawley
Malone
Hudson
King
Secound
Scott
P. Freeman
C Wanna
Booker
Ib Iil
A. H
Bing
Ph Nen
Odom
Nickols
Seeseseinrghiee
R. H. E. Russellville
Graham and
Landers
Sunday baseball decision set for July 12 in Birmingham
Birmingham voters will decide on July 12 whether Sunday baseball games may be attended. The city commission ordered a special election after receiving a petition with more than 5,000 signatures requesting the action.
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Birmingham
Ala
Brilliant Race At Aqueduct Without Burgoo King
Schwartz and W R Coe share the purse with Oscalator earning 6000 dollars and Prince Hotspur taking 3000 for fourth. Boatswain’s withdrawal due to a bowed tendon opens the field to 11 top three year olds amid a strong Derby scene. Gusto’s lone win this season came in a seven furlong Aqueduct race ten days earlier.
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Col. EB. R. Bradley
Our Fancy
Minton
Gusto
Aqueduct
War Lane
Panax
Sam Wilds Names Kiwanis Line-up for Rotary Clash
Sam Wilds selects the Kiwanis fielders, led by Lynne Shelton and Sam Wilds, for a Wednesday 3:30 PM seven inning game at Alabama Mills Field against the Decatur Rotary. Utility players Rankin Clapton Dix Kennedy Nabors accompany the lineup.
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Sam Wilds
Kiwanis Club
Decatur Rotary Club
Alabama Mills Meet Athens Bee Line League Team
The Alabama Hosiery Mill team faces the Athens Bee Line League squad on Saturday afternoon at the local field. Alabama Mills has shown strong play in prior games while Athens arrives in good form from a four-game league run.
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Alabama Hosiery Mill
Athens Bee Line
Hosiery Mill Boys
Athenians
Trinity Wins Over Austinville In Close Game
Trinity defeated Austinville at Trinity on Saturday in a top game of the season. Sheats pitched seven strikeouts and five hits allowed. Pepper and Sherrill contributed offensively for Trinity.
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Trinity
Austinville
Sheats
Pepper
Sherrill
Winning Streak Boosts Flag Race Behind Blue Sox
Decatur's Blue Sox, under Gordon McDuff, hold the top spot in the Bee Line flag race with a long midseason streak. Athens challenges hard as Hargrove, Cuffman, Van Curren, Ramsey, Scott and a strengthened Cullman squad push to close the half with a four team showdown looming.
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Decatur
Blue Sox
Gordon McDuff
Sox
Athens
Corheback
Hargrove
Slick Cuffman
van Curren
Ramsey
Lefty Scott
Cullman
Morton
King
Ogle
McAfee
Hill
Morillo
Burns
Gardner
Athens Meets Cullman in Bee Line Drive
Athens aims to close on Decatur this week with a string of victories as the team travels to Cullman on Tuesday afternoon to begin a fresh push into strawberry country.
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Athens
Cullman
Decatur
Trinity Hands Austinville First Loss In Low-Scoring Clash
Justice pitched for Austinville allowing seven hits while issuing five walks. Plant collected two Trinity hits as Trinity played flawless defense and capitalized on Austinville’s three errors to secure the win.
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Ting
Justice
Austinville
Trinity
Plant
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